- Identify and evaluate potential suppliers in India for respective commodity
- Asses new suppliers on their capability in-terms of quality, supply, innovation, development and their suitability for supplying to Daimler
- Work closely with internal CFT (R&D, Projects, Supplier Management, Cost Engineering and Finance) and provide necessary information relevant to the individual projects
- Understand the technology available/under development in India (relevant to commodity) and accordingly guide the CFT on localization potential
- Monitor various developments in the respective commodity space both in India and globally and update the management on regular basis
- Develop sourcing strategy for the respective commodity
- Interface with global procurement teams of Daimler and explore opportunities for sourcing of components of the respective commodity in India
- Identify, finalize supplier set and execute NDA for potential new suppliers. Send out RFQ with relevant technical and commercial information
- Interface with R&D on technical feasibility of specifications
- Identify suppliers and finalize commercials for proto parts’ requirement
- Compare quotations from suppliers. Develop negotiation strategy in consultation with Cost Engineering. Finalize part cost, tooling cost/development cost and commercial terms & conditions with suppliers
- Identify Cost optimization and VA/VE potential
- Propose suitable supplier to the management for awarding of business based on quote comparison and negotiations and take approval
- Release Letter of Intent/ Development agreement/Letter of Nomination /Purchase Orders after due approval, as applicable
- Work on continuous cost optimization for parts that are already under series supply.
- Settle raw material compensation to the suppliers based on market trend
- Negotiate long terms agreements with suppliers
- Manage supplier relationship
B Tech / BE
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